Bettina Stephanie Walter (born February 13, 1971) is a German documentary film producer. Her works as producer include ''The Forum'' (German: ''Das Forum'', winner of the 2020 German Business Film Prize ( de)), ''Falciani's Tax Bomb'' (nominated for the 2015 German Film Award for Best Documentary Film and the

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'' (official selection in the Sundance World Cinema competition), and '' The Light Bulb Conspiracy'' ( es) (winner of the 2011 Ondas Award for International Television).

Education and Career

Walter graduated with a master's degree in

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and

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from the

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. Since 2000, Walter has taught documentary

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, project

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and international co-production for several educational institutions including the

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, the

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, the

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, the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg and

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. In 2016, the Goethe-Institut and Documentary Campus in collaboration with Walter and BWP founded Campus Latino, a non-profit training programme for filmmakers from Latin America, Spain, Italy and Portugal. The program focusses on creative development, assists in finding financial partners, and explores "innovative distribution strategies" for the international marketplace. Her works as coproducer include ''Theatre of War'' (Spanish: ''Teatro de Guerra'', winner of the

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Award at the

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), and ''Mañana al Mar'' (winner of the 2006

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for Non-Fiction).

Filmography

References

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